WEBVTT 00:00:18.630 --> 00:00:25.789 Come in. Welcome. I'm E .G. Marshall. Welcome 00:00:25.789 --> 00:00:30.350 to the world of mystery. To the world of terrifying 00:00:30.350 --> 00:00:34.429 imagination. The story you are about to hear 00:00:34.429 --> 00:00:41.090 is called Lost Dog. Yes, a dog story. But please 00:00:41.090 --> 00:00:44.109 don't expect a charming family tale about man's 00:00:44.109 --> 00:00:47.920 best friend. In fact... You may even decide that 00:00:47.920 --> 00:00:52.420 the dog in this story is man's worst enemy. It 00:00:52.420 --> 00:00:56.079 all depends on whether or not you share the particular 00:00:56.079 --> 00:01:21.510 terror of our heroine, Miss Julia Smollett. Our 00:01:21.510 --> 00:01:24.950 mystery drama, Lost Dog, was written especially 00:01:24.950 --> 00:01:28.269 for the Mystery Theatre by Henry Slesser and 00:01:28.269 --> 00:01:32.769 stars Kim Hunter. I'll be back shortly with Act 00:01:32.769 --> 00:01:49.430 One. Our story begins in the quiet parlor of 00:01:49.430 --> 00:01:52.819 a small suburban house at the end of Elm Street. 00:01:53.420 --> 00:01:57.700 Well, not completely quiet, since young Ronnie 00:01:57.700 --> 00:02:01.260 Hughes is once again practicing his scales under 00:02:01.260 --> 00:02:04.319 the gentle, watchful eyes of his piano teacher, 00:02:04.620 --> 00:02:14.939 Mrs. Julia Smollett. Well, that was very good, 00:02:15.180 --> 00:02:18.340 Ronnie. It was much better than last time. I 00:02:18.340 --> 00:02:21.000 still wish we could skip this scale stuff, Mrs. 00:02:21.300 --> 00:02:23.500 Smollett. I mean, I'm not saying that I'm ready 00:02:23.500 --> 00:02:26.080 to play concertos yet, but just the same... Why 00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:29.620 does it bother you so much, Ronnie? Well, playing 00:02:29.620 --> 00:02:32.360 scales makes me feel like a little kid, I guess. 00:02:33.080 --> 00:02:37.259 That's silly. All the finest pianists had to 00:02:37.259 --> 00:02:39.419 learn their scales before they could play any 00:02:39.419 --> 00:02:42.539 compositions. I guess it's my fault for starting 00:02:42.539 --> 00:02:46.659 to learn to play so late in life. Ronnie, 19 00:02:46.659 --> 00:02:50.620 years old isn't very late in life. I'm 20, Mrs. 00:02:50.939 --> 00:02:55.379 Smollett. Are you? Already? Oh, now, now don't 00:02:55.379 --> 00:02:57.780 tell me you've been coming here a full year. 00:02:58.680 --> 00:03:03.560 No. Just about four months. But my birthday was 00:03:03.560 --> 00:03:08.460 last week. It was on Thursday. You weren't well 00:03:08.460 --> 00:03:15.460 last Thursday. Oh, yes, that's right. You still 00:03:15.460 --> 00:03:19.360 don't look well. Listen, why don't we see how 00:03:19.360 --> 00:03:22.180 well you know the chromatics? Your cheek, it's 00:03:22.180 --> 00:03:25.240 swollen. It's still swollen. Does it hurt? No, 00:03:25.560 --> 00:03:28.659 no, no, it doesn't hurt at all. It was silly 00:03:28.659 --> 00:03:33.000 of me to stumble and fall that way. know that 00:03:33.000 --> 00:03:36.699 your husband hit you, Mrs. Smollett. Now that's 00:03:36.699 --> 00:03:39.860 a very silly thing to say. You can't tell me 00:03:39.860 --> 00:03:43.199 it isn't the truth. I remember the first time 00:03:43.199 --> 00:03:46.560 he did it. At least the first time I knew anything 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:48.819 about it. Now I'm going to have to put a stop 00:03:48.819 --> 00:03:52.520 to this. Yes. I wish you would. I wish you'd 00:03:52.520 --> 00:03:54.740 call the police or something the next time it 00:03:54.740 --> 00:03:57.280 happens. Now listen to me, young man. You've 00:03:57.280 --> 00:03:59.360 been listening to a lot of foolish town gossip. 00:03:59.539 --> 00:04:01.259 Then tell me it isn't true. What I'm telling 00:04:01.259 --> 00:04:05.659 you is that it isn't any of your business. Yeah. 00:04:07.340 --> 00:04:10.639 Yeah, I guess that's right. It's none of my business. 00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:14.979 I should never open my big mouth. I'll just keep 00:04:14.979 --> 00:04:19.699 it shut from now on. Ronnie. Yeah? All right. 00:04:20.960 --> 00:04:23.740 All right, my husband and I had a quarrel. He 00:04:23.740 --> 00:04:26.560 was drunk, wasn't he? George is in a very difficult 00:04:26.560 --> 00:04:31.360 occupation. The competition is very keen, and 00:04:31.360 --> 00:04:33.800 well, the people he has to deal with aren't always 00:04:33.800 --> 00:04:37.399 very gentle. I don't know anything about the 00:04:37.399 --> 00:04:40.839 trucking business, Mrs. Smollett. I just hate 00:04:40.839 --> 00:04:46.180 the idea of anybody hurting you. That's all. 00:04:46.720 --> 00:04:50.019 I just can't understand why he'd do such a thing. 00:04:50.329 --> 00:04:54.509 What did you do to him? Well if you must know 00:04:54.509 --> 00:04:58.910 Ronnie and I Won't allow him to have a dog you 00:04:58.910 --> 00:05:02.230 what it sounds silly doesn't it and you're right 00:05:02.230 --> 00:05:07.009 it is It's silly on my part, but I'm absolutely 00:05:07.009 --> 00:05:10.569 terrified of dogs and unfortunately my husband 00:05:10.569 --> 00:05:14.410 wants one he wants one very much and That's why 00:05:14.410 --> 00:05:17.149 he hit you well the argument goes back a very 00:05:17.149 --> 00:05:19.730 long ways almost almost since George and I were 00:05:19.730 --> 00:05:23.629 married seven years ago. Only, it wasn't much 00:05:23.629 --> 00:05:26.750 of a problem when we lived in the city. George 00:05:26.750 --> 00:05:28.930 didn't have his trucking company then, he was 00:05:28.930 --> 00:05:32.089 just a driver, but when he got the chance to 00:05:32.089 --> 00:05:35.449 buy into a firm out here, well, we bought this 00:05:35.449 --> 00:05:39.290 house. And I guess having a house in the country 00:05:39.290 --> 00:05:43.410 made George think about dogs and things. Bob. 00:05:44.439 --> 00:05:48.060 I just don't see what's so important about it. 00:05:48.180 --> 00:05:51.139 Well, some things become important in marriage. 00:05:53.360 --> 00:05:56.040 Oh, now, just look what all this talk has done 00:05:56.040 --> 00:05:58.939 to the time. It's after 6 .30. My husband's gonna 00:05:58.939 --> 00:06:01.040 be home in half an hour and I haven't even started 00:06:01.040 --> 00:06:03.100 dinner. Will he beat you for that, too? Ronnie, 00:06:03.220 --> 00:06:06.620 if you keep talking this way, well, I just don't 00:06:06.620 --> 00:06:08.500 think it would be wise to continue giving you 00:06:08.500 --> 00:06:17.040 lessons. You don't mean that. I'll see you on 00:06:17.040 --> 00:06:26.319 Thursday, Ronnie. Yeah. Sure. Bye, Mrs. Smollett. 00:06:27.060 --> 00:06:33.980 Goodbye, Ronnie. And happy birthday, Ronnie. 00:06:40.579 --> 00:06:44.350 What else could I tell the guy? I had two semis 00:06:44.350 --> 00:06:47.490 in a repair shop. If I wanted the job, I had 00:06:47.490 --> 00:06:51.149 to use his equipment. Well, fine. Only nobody 00:06:51.149 --> 00:06:55.430 was gonna hook me for a 500 -buck premium. Hey, 00:06:55.430 --> 00:06:59.990 are you listening, Julia? Uh, yes. Yes, I'm listening, 00:07:00.230 --> 00:07:03.509 George. What's the matter with you tonight? I'm 00:07:03.509 --> 00:07:07.389 a little tired, I suppose. Tired? You? From what? 00:07:07.889 --> 00:07:11.870 Lifting the piano cover? Ah, you make me sick. 00:07:12.009 --> 00:07:14.689 You know that? You weren't listening to a word 00:07:14.689 --> 00:07:17.329 I said. You don't care about what happens in 00:07:17.329 --> 00:07:21.029 my business. You never cared. I never understood 00:07:21.029 --> 00:07:23.550 much about it. You always talk to me as if I'm 00:07:23.550 --> 00:07:26.589 one of your associates. I know what's eating 00:07:26.589 --> 00:07:29.769 on you. Think I don't know? You're sitting there 00:07:29.769 --> 00:07:32.709 like the last judgment. You're sitting there 00:07:32.709 --> 00:07:35.449 blaming me for taking that swipe at you last 00:07:35.449 --> 00:07:38.230 week. I know you're wrong. Look at yourself. 00:07:38.750 --> 00:07:41.250 You didn't even bother putting makeup on that 00:07:41.250 --> 00:07:44.459 cheek of yours. Makeup wouldn't cover the swelling. 00:07:45.120 --> 00:07:48.699 You want to remind me how much you suffer. Well, 00:07:48.800 --> 00:07:52.160 I got a hot flash for you, kid. The one who suffers 00:07:52.160 --> 00:07:55.720 around this house is me. I could enjoy this house 00:07:55.720 --> 00:07:59.040 plenty. I could have a great time if you weren't 00:07:59.040 --> 00:08:02.500 so sick in the head. You're talking about the 00:08:02.500 --> 00:08:06.110 dog again. Why not? You think I forgot? But surely 00:08:06.110 --> 00:08:09.050 it can't mean that much to you. I've had dogs 00:08:09.050 --> 00:08:12.910 ever since I was six years old. You never talked 00:08:12.910 --> 00:08:15.129 about it when we were living in the city. It 00:08:15.129 --> 00:08:18.750 was different. Who'd put a dog in that air -conditioned 00:08:18.750 --> 00:08:22.529 chicken coop? But now we've got a house. A real 00:08:22.529 --> 00:08:26.389 honest -to -god house, Julia. A house needs a 00:08:26.389 --> 00:08:30.230 dog. Oh, George. You know I feel terrible about 00:08:30.230 --> 00:08:33.820 saying no, but I can't help myself. It's just 00:08:33.820 --> 00:08:36.480 something in me. It's a phobia, I guess, but 00:08:36.480 --> 00:08:40.879 dogs terrify me. Even small dogs, tiny, harmless 00:08:40.879 --> 00:08:44.480 little dogs. I go to pieces when one comes near 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:49.480 me. That's all in your mind. Yes, but isn't that 00:08:49.480 --> 00:08:53.879 enough? No, not for me it isn't. Can't you understand 00:08:53.879 --> 00:08:58.019 that it's like a sickness, like a disease? Okay, 00:08:58.600 --> 00:09:01.120 so if it's like a disease, how come you never 00:09:01.120 --> 00:09:04.610 got cured? How come you never saw a doctor about 00:09:04.610 --> 00:09:08.009 it? A doctor? Yeah, that's right. You're telling 00:09:08.009 --> 00:09:12.029 me you're sick? We'll just find out. Where are 00:09:12.029 --> 00:09:14.230 you going? I'm going to get you an appointment, 00:09:14.570 --> 00:09:18.509 a doctor's appointment. I'm calling Dr. McCann 00:09:18.509 --> 00:09:22.129 right now. At this hour? I'll call him at home 00:09:22.129 --> 00:09:24.850 and make an appointment for tomorrow. We're going 00:09:24.850 --> 00:09:35.559 to settle this thing once and for all. Well, 00:09:35.740 --> 00:09:41.700 Julia maybe Maybe I'm the wrong kind of doctor 00:09:41.700 --> 00:09:46.220 What do you mean? Well, if you're serious about 00:09:46.220 --> 00:09:50.200 getting rid of this phobia That would take a 00:09:50.200 --> 00:09:54.379 specialist you mean as a psychiatrist some kind 00:09:54.379 --> 00:09:57.509 of head doctor I'm sure you realize that people 00:09:57.509 --> 00:10:01.429 who are afraid of certain things, well, they've 00:10:01.429 --> 00:10:03.850 usually had something happen to them in their 00:10:03.850 --> 00:10:07.350 childhoods, some traumatic experience or other 00:10:07.350 --> 00:10:11.169 that gets stuck in their mind like a burr and 00:10:11.169 --> 00:10:15.110 won't come out. Doctor, you know we couldn't 00:10:15.110 --> 00:10:19.110 possibly afford going through analysis. George's 00:10:19.110 --> 00:10:21.789 company isn't doing that well. He'd never stand 00:10:21.789 --> 00:10:25.210 for paying all that money week after week. Well... 00:10:24.960 --> 00:10:29.000 Maybe you don't need all that couch stuff. Maybe 00:10:29.000 --> 00:10:32.500 there's something else you might try. Like what? 00:10:33.500 --> 00:10:38.240 Do you ever hear of hypnotherapy? You mean getting 00:10:38.240 --> 00:10:42.820 hypnotized by someone? Not just by someone. I 00:10:42.820 --> 00:10:46.559 mean someone who can put you under and maybe 00:10:46.559 --> 00:10:49.700 help cure you of this thing. I'm not saying it 00:10:49.700 --> 00:10:55.210 always works, but it does sometimes. I don't 00:10:55.210 --> 00:10:59.450 know. The thought sort of frightens me. Nothing 00:10:59.450 --> 00:11:03.070 frightening about it. It might be just the way 00:11:03.070 --> 00:11:06.929 to find out why you're really afraid of dogs. 00:11:14.470 --> 00:11:22.470 One minute. What'd you do, forget your key? Yes, 00:11:22.549 --> 00:11:26.309 George, I'm sorry. Where you been so late? It's 00:11:26.309 --> 00:11:30.169 almost a quarter after seven. I'm I went to a 00:11:30.169 --> 00:11:34.049 movie after I saw dr. McCann I was I was just 00:11:34.049 --> 00:11:37.809 so nervous. I had to get out of myself So I I 00:11:37.809 --> 00:11:39.690 went to this movie and it lasted longer than 00:11:39.690 --> 00:11:42.230 I thought it would oh, that's great Just great 00:11:42.230 --> 00:11:45.710 now what happens to my dinner dinners already 00:11:45.710 --> 00:11:48.929 all I have to do is heat it That's a fine thing. 00:11:48.929 --> 00:11:52.629 I come home early to surprise you you're not 00:11:52.629 --> 00:11:57.299 even here I'm sorry, George. Do you think you 00:11:57.299 --> 00:11:59.679 should have more to drink now? I mean, it won't 00:11:59.679 --> 00:12:01.600 take me more than ten minutes to get dinner on 00:12:01.600 --> 00:12:04.860 the table. Never mind how much I drink. Besides, 00:12:05.019 --> 00:12:08.279 I'm in no hurry for dinner. I want to know what 00:12:08.279 --> 00:12:12.679 the doctor said. Well, it's just as I told you, 00:12:12.679 --> 00:12:15.759 George. There's nothing Dr. McCann can do for 00:12:15.759 --> 00:12:18.679 me. It's not something that can be cured with 00:12:18.679 --> 00:12:23.210 a pill. There's gotta be some way. Well, he suggested 00:12:23.210 --> 00:12:28.169 that maybe a different kind of doctor, a hypnotherapist. 00:12:28.570 --> 00:12:33.309 A what? Someone who hypnotizes you, who tries 00:12:33.309 --> 00:12:36.370 to make you go back into your past. Sounds like 00:12:36.370 --> 00:12:40.850 a lot of junk to me. It might do some good. I 00:12:40.850 --> 00:12:43.590 really don't know. I'll tell you what would do 00:12:43.590 --> 00:12:47.889 some good. A little direct action. That's what 00:12:47.889 --> 00:12:50.639 you need. What are you talking about, George? 00:12:50.899 --> 00:12:54.299 The only way to learn how to swim is to jump 00:12:54.299 --> 00:12:57.480 in the water, right? Well, that's what you need, 00:12:57.779 --> 00:13:00.919 Julia. I simply can't make you understand, can 00:13:00.919 --> 00:13:06.460 I? Well, maybe I can make you understand. Forget 00:13:06.460 --> 00:13:10.139 it. You want to get that dinner ready? I'm hungry. 00:13:10.399 --> 00:13:13.720 Yes, yes, I'm going now. Look, why don't you 00:13:13.720 --> 00:13:17.059 change first? Change? Yeah, yeah, you're close. 00:13:17.220 --> 00:13:21.860 Give more... Comfortable. Yes, I think I'd like 00:13:21.860 --> 00:13:29.159 to do that, George. I won't be long. George! 00:13:29.659 --> 00:13:33.179 George, there's a dog on our bed! A horrible 00:13:33.179 --> 00:13:36.700 big dog! Take it easy. That's my surprise. That's 00:13:36.700 --> 00:13:39.159 your teller. Get him out of here! Please! Please, 00:13:39.179 --> 00:13:41.840 George! Take him away! He's only a dog for a 00:13:41.840 --> 00:13:43.899 few seconds. He's not going to hurt you. Get 00:13:43.899 --> 00:13:53.370 him out, George! Please! It goes to prove that 00:13:53.370 --> 00:13:55.809 there are more terrors in this world of ours 00:13:55.809 --> 00:14:00.169 than anyone imagines. But the question in the 00:14:00.169 --> 00:14:03.710 Smollett House is, which one is the real terror? 00:14:04.750 --> 00:14:09.629 Attila the dog, or George the husband? We'll 00:14:09.629 --> 00:14:11.789 learn more about both of them when we return 00:14:11.789 --> 00:14:27.740 shortly with Act Two. Now let's return to the 00:14:27.740 --> 00:14:31.059 plight of Mrs. Julia Smollett, the woman whose 00:14:31.059 --> 00:14:36.419 nightmares take the shape of a barking dog. How 00:14:36.419 --> 00:14:38.320 long do you want me to board the animal, Mr. 00:14:38.460 --> 00:14:41.740 Smollett? I don't know. Until that wife of mine 00:14:41.740 --> 00:14:44.879 gets her head on straight, I guess. Beg your 00:14:44.879 --> 00:14:48.490 pardon? My wife doesn't like dogs. Took one look 00:14:48.490 --> 00:14:51.450 at a tiller and screamed the house down. Well, 00:14:51.570 --> 00:14:54.090 some women get scared of Dobermans. This dog's 00:14:54.090 --> 00:14:57.669 only six months old, for Pete's sakes. Practically 00:14:57.669 --> 00:15:01.950 a puppy. Can you board my dog until my wife gets 00:15:01.950 --> 00:15:05.409 through with her treatment? Treatment? I don't 00:15:05.409 --> 00:15:08.809 think I understand. Just give me a straight answer. 00:15:09.210 --> 00:15:12.750 Oh, yes, sir. Certainly, we'll take the dog for 00:15:12.750 --> 00:15:15.929 as long as you like. We'll see how long that 00:15:15.929 --> 00:15:26.679 is. Please sit down, Mrs. Smollett. Thank you. 00:15:26.820 --> 00:15:32.039 Right here, Mr. Smollett. Yeah, thanks. You both 00:15:32.039 --> 00:15:35.320 seem a little nervous. I'm sorry, Dr. Frohlich, 00:15:35.340 --> 00:15:40.919 but I suppose I am. I know. Dr. McCann explained 00:15:40.919 --> 00:15:45.419 to me. He said that hypnotherapy was an accepted 00:15:45.419 --> 00:15:49.500 kind of treatment. For some cases, yes. Not all 00:15:49.500 --> 00:15:52.259 of them. All I want to know is, will it work? 00:15:52.639 --> 00:15:55.799 Well frankly, I don't know much about your wife 00:15:55.799 --> 00:15:58.899 or her problem I'm not going to say I can help 00:15:58.899 --> 00:16:02.179 her get over this particular phobia until I do 00:16:02.179 --> 00:16:05.659 please George Let me tell the doctor about it. 00:16:05.659 --> 00:16:09.139 I could tell him in one sentence My wife's afraid 00:16:09.139 --> 00:16:13.460 of dogs all dogs big ones little ones falls apart 00:16:13.460 --> 00:16:16.720 when she just looks at one No, that isn't true. 00:16:16.720 --> 00:16:19.720 I don't fall apart as my husband said unless 00:16:19.720 --> 00:16:24.000 Unless I'm close to them Animal phobias are one 00:16:24.000 --> 00:16:26.899 of the most common types I deal with, Mrs. Smollett. 00:16:27.120 --> 00:16:30.259 And I might say that I have a great deal of success 00:16:30.259 --> 00:16:33.899 with them. But how do you do it? I use a technique 00:16:33.899 --> 00:16:37.919 called hyperamnesia. Amnesia? Actually, it's 00:16:37.919 --> 00:16:41.629 the opposite of amnesia. After placing the subject 00:16:41.629 --> 00:16:45.809 in a trance state and making her completely willing 00:16:45.809 --> 00:16:49.009 to free herself from critical judgments about 00:16:49.009 --> 00:16:52.710 her past... Wait a minute. I'm not following 00:16:52.710 --> 00:16:56.789 you. What we do is get the subject to remember 00:16:56.789 --> 00:17:02.850 long forgotten, very, very deeply repressed experiences. 00:17:04.150 --> 00:17:06.710 Sometimes they remember them in great detail. 00:17:06.970 --> 00:17:09.809 even though they still maintain amnesia at the 00:17:09.809 --> 00:17:14.769 conscious level. Do you see? I'm not sure I do. 00:17:15.990 --> 00:17:19.009 Do you mean you can find something in my mind 00:17:19.009 --> 00:17:24.589 that I don't even know is there? Possibly. It 00:17:24.589 --> 00:17:28.230 may take some time. We might need several visits 00:17:28.230 --> 00:17:31.410 to establish a rapport between us, but if all 00:17:31.410 --> 00:17:34.809 goes well... We should soon be able to find out 00:17:34.809 --> 00:17:38.109 if anything in your past is causing this problem 00:17:38.109 --> 00:17:43.190 And of course that something will most likely 00:17:43.190 --> 00:17:52.630 concern a dog That wasn't one of Hank's longest 00:17:52.630 --> 00:17:54.970 passes, but it was a bullet right at Joe Flax 00:17:54.970 --> 00:18:06.609 deep in enemy territory It was all very strange. 00:18:06.930 --> 00:18:09.630 Oh, come on, let's hear it. Did he get you hypnotized 00:18:09.630 --> 00:18:12.829 or didn't he? Look, I just want to hang my coat 00:18:12.829 --> 00:18:15.549 up. Look, I'm missing a big game just because 00:18:15.549 --> 00:18:18.230 I want to hear. You might as well turn it on 00:18:18.230 --> 00:18:21.390 again, George, because all that Dr. Frohlich 00:18:21.390 --> 00:18:23.769 did was what he called the first stages. What 00:18:23.769 --> 00:18:26.950 does that mean? I mean, well, he put me under 00:18:26.950 --> 00:18:29.329 all right. There wasn't any problem about that. 00:18:29.470 --> 00:18:34.279 Yeah, I figured that. Tell me what he said about 00:18:34.279 --> 00:18:38.339 the dog. He didn't say anything George. Oh, what 00:18:38.339 --> 00:18:41.819 do you mean? Just that he didn't start talking 00:18:41.819 --> 00:18:44.539 about my problem. That's gonna have to wait until 00:18:44.539 --> 00:18:47.339 I'm more receptive What's he trying to do keep 00:18:47.339 --> 00:18:51.099 stringing you along until he bleeds me dry? Those 00:18:51.099 --> 00:18:55.039 visits cost 50 bucks each you know that I know 00:18:55.039 --> 00:18:58.019 it's expensive But you're the one who insisted 00:18:58.019 --> 00:19:01.839 that I go 50 bucks a week plus kennel charges 00:19:02.079 --> 00:19:04.660 Couple of months of that and I'll be hocking 00:19:04.660 --> 00:19:08.880 half of my trucks. Look, you tell that guy to 00:19:08.880 --> 00:19:12.740 get down to business. It's only my second visit, 00:19:13.099 --> 00:19:17.220 George. Well, we better start seeing some results 00:19:17.220 --> 00:19:20.720 on number three, understand? I'm not waiting 00:19:20.720 --> 00:19:24.279 any longer. There doesn't have to be a number 00:19:24.279 --> 00:19:26.700 three as far as I'm concerned we can stop right 00:19:26.700 --> 00:19:29.220 now. What are you talking about George? I don't 00:19:29.220 --> 00:19:33.079 want to do this thing. I I hate being put under 00:19:33.079 --> 00:19:36.180 I hate anybody poking around in my subconscious 00:19:36.180 --> 00:19:39.660 but for something that isn't even important to 00:19:39.660 --> 00:19:44.500 me You mean you want to be sick? I Think I'll 00:19:44.500 --> 00:19:47.400 lie down for a while. Don't you walk out on me? 00:19:47.519 --> 00:19:50.059 I'm sure you'd rather watch a football game. 00:19:50.059 --> 00:19:54.519 I'll tell me what to do I know. You think I'm 00:19:54.519 --> 00:19:57.859 Mr. Lowbrow. But let me tell you something, kid. 00:19:58.480 --> 00:20:02.099 You're no fairy princess anymore. Maybe that's 00:20:02.099 --> 00:20:04.619 what you used to think you were back in the old 00:20:04.619 --> 00:20:07.839 days. But the only fairy around this house is 00:20:07.839 --> 00:20:11.160 that piano student of yours. I don't like to 00:20:11.160 --> 00:20:13.019 talk to you when you're like this. That's what 00:20:13.019 --> 00:20:15.519 you always say when I'm drinking. Well, I'm not 00:20:15.519 --> 00:20:19.309 drinking now. And you better listen to what I'm 00:20:19.309 --> 00:20:22.230 saying. Oh, please, George, don't touch me. Yeah, 00:20:22.230 --> 00:20:24.950 I knew that was coming next. Don't touch. That's 00:20:24.950 --> 00:20:28.190 your favorite phrase, night and day. Don't touch, 00:20:28.190 --> 00:20:30.930 George. You're hurting me. That's the only thing 00:20:30.930 --> 00:20:34.089 you understand. The only touch that means a thing 00:20:34.089 --> 00:20:37.529 to you. Go of me. Stop being such an animal. 00:20:37.589 --> 00:20:40.869 I'll show you what animals do. No, George, please. 00:20:41.329 --> 00:20:44.009 Don't. Don't. I'll show you what kind of an animal... 00:20:45.089 --> 00:21:02.450 No, George, please don't. Please! Well, I guess 00:21:02.450 --> 00:21:06.890 that wasn't much better, was it? What? You didn't 00:21:06.890 --> 00:21:10.190 think much of the performance. I mean, it wasn't 00:21:10.190 --> 00:21:15.039 exactly Horowitz, was it? No, it was perfectly 00:21:15.039 --> 00:21:18.559 all right, Ronnie, really. But you're not all 00:21:18.559 --> 00:21:24.079 right, are you? Oh, yes, I'm fine. You look awful. 00:21:24.380 --> 00:21:29.700 No, I didn't mean that. You never look awful. 00:21:30.519 --> 00:21:36.460 But you're acting so funny today. I'm sorry. 00:21:37.000 --> 00:21:39.839 I guess I have something on my mind. Can I take 00:21:39.839 --> 00:21:44.490 a guess? No. What you can take is the next page 00:21:44.490 --> 00:21:54.390 of this lesson Listen Mrs. Small Look Can I call 00:21:54.390 --> 00:22:00.130 you Julia? Really Ronnie I know I know You're 00:22:00.130 --> 00:22:03.750 gonna give me all that stuff about teacher -student 00:22:03.750 --> 00:22:09.390 relationship Only I'm sick of calling you mrs. 00:22:09.650 --> 00:22:15.619 Small and I I hate it. I hate it because it's 00:22:15.619 --> 00:22:20.700 his name. Ronnie. No. You're the most important 00:22:20.700 --> 00:22:24.799 thing in my whole life. Please, Ronnie. I don't 00:22:24.799 --> 00:22:27.660 want you to say things like that. They're not 00:22:27.660 --> 00:22:30.079 true and they're just making it impossible for 00:22:30.079 --> 00:22:34.799 me to teach you. You know how I feel about you. 00:22:35.279 --> 00:22:39.480 I'm sure you do. You're just too smart not to 00:22:39.480 --> 00:22:43.299 have seen it. I know that you're 20 years old. 00:22:44.160 --> 00:22:46.839 Is that why you don't want me to talk about it? 00:22:47.420 --> 00:22:50.279 Because I'm younger than you are? It's flattering 00:22:50.279 --> 00:22:53.119 that you feel that way Ronnie, but I know it's 00:22:53.119 --> 00:22:56.539 just a little crush you have. Boys go through 00:22:56.539 --> 00:23:01.059 that sort of thing all the time. Boys? Crush? 00:23:02.200 --> 00:23:07.259 Look, you're treating me like a kid. If you ask 00:23:07.259 --> 00:23:11.599 me, that's why you keep me on those damn scale 00:23:11.599 --> 00:23:14.460 exercises all the time. So you won't have to 00:23:14.460 --> 00:23:17.259 think that I'm any more of a man than those ten 00:23:17.259 --> 00:23:19.380 -year -old kids that you teach all the time. 00:23:19.619 --> 00:23:25.380 No, Ronnie. I know you're a man. Then if you 00:23:25.380 --> 00:23:31.880 think that, treat me like one. Just once. Please. 00:23:33.640 --> 00:23:40.759 Please. Let me... Let me kiss you, Julia. Just 00:23:40.759 --> 00:23:47.220 once. Ronnie. Please, Julia. What is it? What's 00:23:47.220 --> 00:23:52.819 the matter? It's nothing. I just bruised my neck 00:23:52.819 --> 00:23:54.819 a little, and when you touched it... Your neck? 00:23:55.579 --> 00:23:58.539 Yes, it's nothing. Is that why you're wearing 00:23:58.539 --> 00:24:02.000 the scarf today? Let me see. No, Ronnie, don't! 00:24:02.119 --> 00:24:08.039 Oh, my God! It was just an accident. Nothing 00:24:08.039 --> 00:24:11.759 but an accident. You're all bruised. Your whole 00:24:11.759 --> 00:24:18.700 neck. Look at it. I can see more bruises. Down 00:24:18.700 --> 00:24:23.759 the shoulder. What did he do to you? Please, 00:24:24.000 --> 00:24:26.680 please don't talk about it. I can't bear to talk 00:24:26.680 --> 00:24:29.700 about it. You don't have to. But he's going to 00:24:29.700 --> 00:24:46.740 talk about it. With me. Hey, listen to that, 00:24:46.839 --> 00:24:50.839 will you? Doesn't that bring back memories? Hey, 00:24:50.980 --> 00:24:55.599 Julia. What? That song. We used to dance to it, 00:24:55.660 --> 00:24:58.400 remember? In the goal room. First year we were 00:24:58.400 --> 00:25:03.420 married. Hey, you want a drink? No, thanks. You're 00:25:03.420 --> 00:25:05.400 drinking enough for both of us. Ah, it makes 00:25:05.400 --> 00:25:09.019 me feel good. Yes, yes, I know. That's the thing 00:25:09.019 --> 00:25:12.299 about wives. They ought to do what their husbands 00:25:12.299 --> 00:25:16.559 do. A man needs a pal, not just a wife. I'm sorry 00:25:16.559 --> 00:25:19.660 that I'm not a pal, George. That's why I need 00:25:19.660 --> 00:25:23.099 a dog, you understand? A man's gotta have a friend. 00:25:23.559 --> 00:25:26.859 Somebody who understands him, you see? You really 00:25:26.859 --> 00:25:30.000 think that dog, what's his name, would understand 00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:33.940 you? His name's Attila. Attila. That's an awful 00:25:33.940 --> 00:25:36.940 name for a dog. A frightening name. Everything 00:25:36.940 --> 00:25:43.559 scares you, even names. Who the heck is that? 00:25:43.779 --> 00:25:49.819 I don't know. Hello, Mr. Smollett. Hey, what 00:25:49.819 --> 00:25:52.740 is this? Since when do you give piano lessons 00:25:52.740 --> 00:25:55.980 at night, Julia? Ronnie, what are you doing here? 00:25:56.000 --> 00:26:00.539 I didn't come for a lesson. I came to... to talk 00:26:00.539 --> 00:26:04.759 to Mr. Smollett. You want to talk to me? About 00:26:04.759 --> 00:26:08.240 what? May I please come in, sir? Yeah, yeah, 00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:11.980 sure. Come on, Sonny. Ronnie, you shouldn't have 00:26:11.980 --> 00:26:16.049 come here. I won't stay long. I just want to 00:26:16.049 --> 00:26:20.289 say something to your husband. Sure, kid. Go 00:26:20.289 --> 00:26:25.210 ahead. I wanted to say that I know what you're 00:26:25.210 --> 00:26:30.509 doing to Julia. I know how you've been hurting 00:26:30.509 --> 00:26:34.009 her, and I won't let you get away with it. What 00:26:34.009 --> 00:26:37.769 was that? Ronnie, no! Look, even if she doesn't 00:26:37.769 --> 00:26:41.769 want to say anything about it, I will. You touch 00:26:41.769 --> 00:26:47.130 her again, I'll go to the police. I mean that. 00:26:47.390 --> 00:26:49.190 See, there are laws in this country. I think 00:26:49.190 --> 00:26:52.710 maybe I'm hearing things. I swear, Mr. Smollett, 00:26:53.230 --> 00:26:56.549 you ever hit her once more, you're going to go 00:26:56.549 --> 00:26:59.849 to jail. So I'm going to jail her, and you're 00:26:59.849 --> 00:27:02.250 going to put me there. Raleigh, I begged you 00:27:02.250 --> 00:27:06.029 not to do this. No, no, no, no. It's okay, Julie. 00:27:06.750 --> 00:27:10.190 I like hearing this. I mean, I want to know what 00:27:10.190 --> 00:27:13.970 the younger generation is thinking. You don't 00:27:13.970 --> 00:27:17.009 want me to hit my... wife anymore. Is that it? 00:27:17.710 --> 00:27:21.450 That's it. You sure you know the difference between 00:27:21.450 --> 00:27:25.650 hitting and just giving little love taps? Please, 00:27:25.789 --> 00:27:29.650 Ronnie, go. Go right now. I mean, maybe you made 00:27:29.650 --> 00:27:33.309 a mistake, kid. For instance, this is a love 00:27:33.309 --> 00:27:38.509 tap. George! Now, that's a love tap, Ronnie baby. 00:27:39.009 --> 00:28:00.250 This is it. George, stop it! Yes, it's sad to 00:28:00.250 --> 00:28:04.650 realize that all men who love dogs aren't necessarily 00:28:04.650 --> 00:28:08.990 lovable themselves But obviously George Smollett 00:28:08.990 --> 00:28:11.809 is a man who believes that brute force trains 00:28:11.809 --> 00:28:16.410 people as well as animals. He may be right in 00:28:16.410 --> 00:28:20.309 some respects, but perhaps he should be aware 00:28:20.309 --> 00:28:24.910 of the old saying that every dog has his day. 00:28:25.829 --> 00:28:41.849 I'll be back shortly with Act 3. An important 00:28:41.849 --> 00:28:44.690 day has arrived in the life of Julia Smollett 00:28:44.690 --> 00:28:47.930 and her husband George, because Julia is on her 00:28:47.930 --> 00:28:51.289 way to the offices of Dr. Frolic, who has promised 00:28:51.289 --> 00:28:54.630 that this is the day which may bring her back 00:28:54.630 --> 00:28:58.329 to the forgotten days of her past, perhaps to 00:28:58.329 --> 00:29:01.190 the very day when she equated the word terror 00:29:01.190 --> 00:29:05.269 with the friendly eyes and wagging tail of man's 00:29:05.269 --> 00:29:10.079 best friend. Well, this better be the payoff. 00:29:10.200 --> 00:29:13.000 That's all I've got to say. I hope you're not 00:29:13.000 --> 00:29:16.380 disappointed, George. Well, at least you're talking 00:29:16.380 --> 00:29:19.059 to me. That's the first word you've said to me 00:29:19.059 --> 00:29:23.039 in two days. I haven't had much to say. Look, 00:29:23.220 --> 00:29:26.180 the kid Ronnie's all right. I didn't mark him 00:29:26.180 --> 00:29:30.319 up. He's still as pretty as ever. That worries 00:29:30.319 --> 00:29:33.180 you, doesn't it? Nobody's got a right to walk 00:29:33.180 --> 00:29:36.099 into my own house and say those things to me. 00:29:36.279 --> 00:29:39.619 You have nothing to worry about, George. Yeah, 00:29:39.640 --> 00:29:43.599 that's what you say. Fifty bucks a visit is something 00:29:43.599 --> 00:29:47.039 to worry me. And forty a week for the dog. And 00:29:47.039 --> 00:29:49.859 a lot of other things. We've also lost a piano 00:29:49.859 --> 00:29:52.759 pupil. I suppose you realize that. Who cares 00:29:52.759 --> 00:29:55.599 about that? Ronnie paid twenty dollars a week 00:29:55.599 --> 00:29:58.920 for his lessons, George. I won't miss it. Not 00:29:58.920 --> 00:30:02.420 as much as you'll miss your little Prince Charming. 00:30:03.019 --> 00:30:07.000 Well, what about it? About what? You're gonna 00:30:07.000 --> 00:30:10.180 miss them, right? You're not gonna have any shoulder 00:30:10.180 --> 00:30:19.640 to cry on, are you? I think I'd better explain 00:30:19.640 --> 00:30:22.940 exactly what I plan, Mrs. Smollett. We're going 00:30:22.940 --> 00:30:27.460 to try something called age regression. Age regression? 00:30:28.319 --> 00:30:30.700 It sounds as if you're going to make me younger. 00:30:31.680 --> 00:30:35.390 That's almost exactly what we'll try to do. Well, 00:30:35.450 --> 00:30:38.150 if you can, Doctor, you'll have every woman in 00:30:38.150 --> 00:30:41.170 America on your doorstep. All I'm going to do 00:30:41.170 --> 00:30:44.250 is attempt to take your mind back into your own 00:30:44.250 --> 00:30:48.529 past. I'm going to see if you can relive some 00:30:48.529 --> 00:30:52.430 of your earlier years. You mean that I might 00:30:52.430 --> 00:30:56.210 actually remember things from my early childhood? 00:30:56.710 --> 00:30:59.289 I'm hoping that you'll recall one particular 00:30:59.289 --> 00:31:02.650 thing. The thing which you've been concealing 00:31:02.650 --> 00:31:07.630 from your adult self for a very long time. It's 00:31:07.630 --> 00:31:11.950 rather frightening, isn't it? No. No, you mustn't 00:31:11.950 --> 00:31:15.630 fear knowledge, especially self -knowledge. Now, 00:31:16.390 --> 00:31:19.630 we'll just draw the window shade and we'll get 00:31:19.630 --> 00:31:33.180 started. Mr. Smollett, would you like to come 00:31:33.180 --> 00:31:36.599 inside? Me? You mean you're all through so fast? 00:31:36.759 --> 00:31:38.920 No, no, no, we're not through, but your wife 00:31:38.920 --> 00:31:41.380 is in a deep trance, and I thought you might 00:31:41.380 --> 00:31:43.960 want to be here when we begin the age regression 00:31:43.960 --> 00:31:46.819 attempt. Well, sure, if you want me in there. 00:31:49.220 --> 00:31:52.940 Hey, she looks like she's asleep. But she isn't. 00:31:53.299 --> 00:31:56.140 Hypnosis only resembles the sleep state, but 00:31:56.140 --> 00:32:01.240 it's not. Mrs. Smollett is very much awake. Yeah. 00:32:01.940 --> 00:32:06.720 Mrs. Smollett, Julia, you may open your eyes 00:32:06.720 --> 00:32:13.460 now. Ah, that's fine. Now, tell me, do you know 00:32:13.460 --> 00:32:19.319 what day it is today? Yes, Wednesday. No, you're 00:32:19.319 --> 00:32:25.640 wrong. It's Friday, Julia. Is that right? Yes, 00:32:26.240 --> 00:32:32.000 Friday. No, Julia. It isn't Friday either. Do 00:32:32.000 --> 00:32:37.940 you know what day it is now? No. I don't know 00:32:37.940 --> 00:32:41.339 what day it is. In fact, right now you don't 00:32:41.339 --> 00:32:45.299 know the day or the month or even the year, Julia. 00:32:45.660 --> 00:32:50.079 Do you? No. You see, Mr. Smollett, I'm purposely 00:32:50.079 --> 00:32:53.359 doing this to dislocate your wife in time. Oh, 00:32:53.900 --> 00:32:58.789 yeah, yeah. I understand. Julia, you're going 00:32:58.789 --> 00:33:02.529 to be a child all over again. You're going to 00:33:02.529 --> 00:33:06.089 see and hear and feel everything you did since 00:33:06.089 --> 00:33:09.349 you were a baby. And you're going to tell me 00:33:09.349 --> 00:33:11.910 everything I want to know about what you see, 00:33:12.089 --> 00:33:15.750 hear and feel. You're going to answer all my 00:33:15.750 --> 00:33:19.769 questions starting right now. You understand? 00:33:20.710 --> 00:33:29.119 Yes. Julia? You are one year old. Do you hear 00:33:29.119 --> 00:33:35.900 me? You're an infant, only one year old. Tell 00:33:35.900 --> 00:33:40.819 me what you know, Julia. Tell me if you're afraid 00:33:40.819 --> 00:33:52.160 of dogs. Oh my God! You sound like a happy baby 00:33:52.160 --> 00:33:55.450 to me, Julia. I don't think you had any fear 00:33:55.450 --> 00:33:58.789 of animals when you were a little baby. Did you? 00:34:02.930 --> 00:34:07.109 Now you're two years old, Julia. You can probably 00:34:07.109 --> 00:34:11.489 say a few words now. Are you afraid of dogs? 00:34:12.510 --> 00:34:18.730 No. No. And now you're three, Julia. You're growing 00:34:18.730 --> 00:34:22.860 up very quickly. Now you're a big three -year 00:34:22.860 --> 00:34:27.679 -old girl and Are you afraid of dogs now Julia? 00:34:28.460 --> 00:34:34.539 No No Not afraid of bow Wow You're four years 00:34:34.539 --> 00:34:38.780 old now Julia Tell me if you're afraid of dogs 00:34:38.780 --> 00:34:45.440 now It's all right to shake your head as long 00:34:45.440 --> 00:34:51.570 as you tell me Julia now You're five. Five years 00:34:51.570 --> 00:34:57.929 old. What? Still not afraid of dogs? No. I'm 00:34:57.929 --> 00:35:02.789 not afraid. I'm not afraid. Now you're six, Julia. 00:35:04.070 --> 00:35:07.329 Six. This can't go on forever. Please, Mr. Smollett. 00:35:09.289 --> 00:35:13.710 Not afraid at six, Julia? Then let's be seven 00:35:13.710 --> 00:35:18.679 years old. You're seven years old. Still not 00:35:18.679 --> 00:35:24.519 afraid, are you? Now, what about eight? You're 00:35:24.519 --> 00:35:30.099 an eight -year -old girl now. Topper. Topper. 00:35:30.260 --> 00:35:36.400 What was that? Topper. Poor Topper. What's she 00:35:36.400 --> 00:35:41.539 saying? Julia, who is Topper? Is Topper a dog? 00:35:41.920 --> 00:35:47.119 Yes, Topper is my dog. Where is Topper now, Julia? 00:35:49.840 --> 00:35:54.340 They put Topper away. They killed him, and it's 00:35:54.340 --> 00:35:58.679 all my fault. It's all my fault. What's your 00:35:58.679 --> 00:36:04.159 fault? What did you do, Julia? No. It's his fault. 00:36:05.039 --> 00:36:10.179 It's Bobby's fault. Who is he, Julia? Is Bobby 00:36:10.179 --> 00:36:14.260 a friend of yours? I hate him. He teases me. 00:36:14.260 --> 00:36:18.239 He teases me all the time. I'm glad I did it. 00:36:18.500 --> 00:36:26.840 I'm glad. It means something. Yes, it means a 00:36:26.840 --> 00:36:30.059 great deal, Mr. Smollett. Hey, Julia, now please 00:36:30.059 --> 00:36:33.639 listen. I want you to tell me all about Bobby 00:36:33.639 --> 00:36:37.719 and Topper. Bobby lives next door. He's ten. 00:36:38.159 --> 00:36:42.800 He teases me. He pulls my hair. He tore my dress. 00:36:43.699 --> 00:36:47.639 He put mud in my shoes and he hit Topper with 00:36:47.639 --> 00:36:53.300 a rock. Mommy! Mommy! What happened, Julia? Why 00:36:53.300 --> 00:36:55.280 are you calling your mother? What's happened 00:36:55.280 --> 00:37:01.300 to Bobby? He's killed him! He's killed him! Who? 00:37:02.059 --> 00:37:06.139 I warned him! I told him what I would do! I told 00:37:06.139 --> 00:37:11.940 him! Was it Bobby you warned? Sick him! Sick 00:37:11.940 --> 00:37:18.699 him, topper! Kill him! Kill him! Kill him! Quiet! 00:37:20.280 --> 00:37:24.969 Julia, listen to me. I want you to explain everything 00:37:24.969 --> 00:37:29.869 to me very clearly. Did you tell your dog to 00:37:29.869 --> 00:37:36.929 hurt Bobby? Yes. Did he hurt Bobby? Did Topper 00:37:36.929 --> 00:37:41.730 kill him? No. No, he hurt Bobby. He didn't kill 00:37:41.730 --> 00:37:45.750 him. He hurt Bobby in the neck, but they killed 00:37:45.750 --> 00:37:51.130 Topper. They killed my dog. And it's my fault. 00:37:58.789 --> 00:38:12.449 Well, I think we've found the lost dog. So, now 00:38:12.449 --> 00:38:15.769 you know, Mrs. Smollett. Now you may be able 00:38:15.769 --> 00:38:19.869 to understand. It was this one incident in your 00:38:19.869 --> 00:38:23.989 childhood, this one tragedy of your past innocence, 00:38:24.610 --> 00:38:28.690 which is responsible for your phobia. More than 00:38:28.690 --> 00:38:30.949 anything, you have a strong feeling of guilt. 00:38:31.809 --> 00:38:34.050 You blame yourself for what happened to little 00:38:34.050 --> 00:38:37.030 Bobby, when, in all likelihood, you were not 00:38:37.030 --> 00:38:42.349 in any way at fault. No, Dr. Froelich. You're 00:38:42.349 --> 00:38:47.969 wrong about that part. It was my fault. I remember 00:38:47.969 --> 00:38:51.409 it all now. You probably just wished that Topper 00:38:51.409 --> 00:38:54.650 would turn on the little boy, and you saw your 00:38:54.650 --> 00:38:58.679 wish become a reality. So you accused yourself 00:38:58.679 --> 00:39:03.340 of a crime. I didn't wish it. I told Topper what 00:39:03.340 --> 00:39:07.199 to do. I hated Bobby so much, I wanted him to 00:39:07.199 --> 00:39:10.199 sink his teeth in that little boy's throat. Well, 00:39:11.039 --> 00:39:13.099 at least you've brought it all into the light, 00:39:13.199 --> 00:39:16.800 Mrs. Smollett. And something tells me that it 00:39:16.800 --> 00:39:19.699 won't be long before you'll willingly accept 00:39:19.699 --> 00:39:30.329 the love and friendship of a dog again. Mrs. 00:39:30.610 --> 00:39:35.449 Smollett, hi! Oh, hello Ronnie, how are you? 00:39:36.010 --> 00:39:39.789 I'm okay, I guess. That looks like a brand new 00:39:39.789 --> 00:39:44.110 car you're driving. Oh, yeah, it is. My parents 00:39:44.110 --> 00:39:46.969 gave it to me for my birthday, but, well, it 00:39:46.969 --> 00:39:49.210 took a couple of months to get it here from the 00:39:49.210 --> 00:39:51.619 factory. Well, you see, I mean... I wanted a 00:39:51.619 --> 00:39:55.500 couple of special things done to it. It's very 00:39:55.500 --> 00:39:58.300 handsome, Ronnie. I'm sure you're enjoying it. 00:39:58.400 --> 00:40:02.340 Yeah, it's great. Guess you've been shopping, 00:40:02.599 --> 00:40:06.400 huh? Yes, I have been. Ronnie, maybe you'd like 00:40:06.400 --> 00:40:08.920 to come inside for a few minutes for some tea 00:40:08.920 --> 00:40:12.500 or something? I'm afraid I can't right now. I 00:40:12.500 --> 00:40:15.739 mean, see, I'm supposed to pick up Lisa at her 00:40:15.739 --> 00:40:22.320 house. Lisa? Yeah, Lisa Bryant. We, uh, sort 00:40:22.320 --> 00:40:26.420 of gone steady now. Yes, yes. Yes, of course. 00:40:27.239 --> 00:40:30.079 Well, um, it was very nice running into you, 00:40:30.199 --> 00:40:34.559 Ronnie. Yes, it was. Hey, by the way, you're 00:40:34.559 --> 00:40:39.079 looking, well, I mean, you seem real fine these 00:40:39.079 --> 00:40:43.599 days, Mrs. Smollett. Yes, Ronnie. I'm really 00:40:43.599 --> 00:40:47.440 very fine. Now, I've got to go inside. It's time 00:40:47.440 --> 00:40:58.429 to feed Attila. Who? Goodbye Ronnie Attila where 00:40:58.429 --> 00:41:06.670 are you? Attila here boy Where's that animal? 00:41:07.050 --> 00:41:09.309 Oh, well, I suppose he's playing in the yard 00:41:09.309 --> 00:41:15.769 or something. Oh, maybe he's in the bedroom Attila 00:41:15.769 --> 00:41:21.590 now I see George's jacket's back from the cleaners. 00:41:21.849 --> 00:41:23.949 I hope they haven't taken all the smell out of 00:41:23.949 --> 00:41:29.050 it. No, they couldn't do that. Nothing will ever 00:41:29.050 --> 00:41:32.210 take the smell of George out of anything. Now 00:41:32.210 --> 00:42:00.099 to find that animal. Attila! We can't have you 00:42:00.099 --> 00:42:03.400 tied up, can we, boy? We can't play our little 00:42:03.400 --> 00:42:08.960 game if you're tied up. Yes, yes, that's a good 00:42:08.960 --> 00:42:16.420 dog. Good, good boy, Attila. Now, now, now, let's 00:42:16.420 --> 00:42:20.320 play our little game. See the jacket, Attila? 00:42:45.550 --> 00:42:50.010 Who said a dog has to be man's best friend? Why 00:42:50.010 --> 00:42:53.630 not woman's best friend? Especially a woman like 00:42:53.630 --> 00:42:56.489 Julia who is just learning how really helpful 00:42:56.489 --> 00:43:01.130 a dog can be. Or rather, she's remembering how 00:43:01.130 --> 00:43:05.150 helpful. And one day soon, George Smollett will 00:43:05.150 --> 00:43:08.590 come home to a very surprising greeting from 00:43:08.590 --> 00:43:24.130 his own pet. I'll be back shortly. We hope we 00:43:24.130 --> 00:43:26.230 haven't given you the impression that we don't 00:43:26.230 --> 00:43:30.750 love dogs. We love them very much, especially 00:43:30.750 --> 00:43:34.550 since dogs are descended from wolves. And the 00:43:34.550 --> 00:43:38.050 wolf is not only a fascinating creature, he also 00:43:38.050 --> 00:43:41.070 does something wonderful for all lovers of mystery 00:43:41.070 --> 00:43:49.650 stories. He makes this chilling sound. Our cast 00:43:49.650 --> 00:43:53.239 included Kim Hunter, George Matthews, Robert 00:43:53.239 --> 00:43:57.739 Dryden, Gil Mack, and Mandy Patinkin. The entire 00:43:57.739 --> 00:44:00.280 production was under the direction of Hyman Brown. 00:44:02.860 --> 00:44:05.019 This is E .G. Marshall inviting you to return 00:44:05.019 --> 00:44:07.800 to our Mystery Theatre for another adventure 00:44:07.800 --> 00:44:13.400 in the macabre. Until next time, pleasant dreams.